Three soldiers and two police constables were killed and three civilians were injured
when Tiger terrorists attacked army and police post at Ruwanpitiya, Welikanda in
Polonnaruwa district yesterday (17) morning, army sources said.

The injured civilians have been admitted to Polonnaruwa hospital.

When the army and the police retaliated the Tiger terrorists fled. The casualties among
the Tigers in this attack were not known.

A search operation by the army and the police has now been launched in the area to
track down the Tiger terrorists.

In Kebithigollewa in Anuradhapura district five police constables including a home
guard were wounded when Tiger terrorists exploded a side charger yesterday.

Police said that the Tiger terrorists were using the present election fever to their
advantage to carry out their targets successfully also that there is no reduction in the
terrorists threats to the border villages and north and the east.